Kim & Rene's Wedding

Could this couple be any hotter?! You may remember Kim & Rene from their engagement pictures in the portrait section of my website. They are yummy in so many ways!! Their ceremony was held at Our Lady of Sorrows in Farmington Hills, MI.


I love Kim's makeup!! Heather did an amazing job, but then she went and messed up her own makeup by crying in happiness...




You may remember cute little Natalie who has now been a flower girl in three weddings I've photographed!! Well, she's always had an amusement with veils and whenever she has been close to one, she pretends to wear it like it's her own. So this time, Natalie got her own veil to wear and play with...


I love this picture of the brothers...


and dad giving his little girl away...


What a happy family!



What famous movie character would this be?


After the formal portraits at the church, we had a ton of time to kill, so the wedding party went to Cowley's for a few appetizers and drinks. I just love the bar here - it's so decorative! If you happen to see someone who looks kinda like Kim the next time you're at Cowley's... make sure you leave her a big tip!


When friends and family give me a hard time during portraits or tell me not to take pictures of them, I make it my secret mission to look for the most opportune moment when I can grab an embarassing shot for my blog (all in good fun, of course!) The first shot is what photographers would call "chimping"..

In this next shot, Kim's sister demolished her bouquet and tried to deny it, but the evidence was clear..


Go, boy, GO!


Since we already had a nice bed of roses from the earlier bouquet demolishing, I thought I could make use of it as a nice background...


When I peeked into this forest trail, I saw a small spot of beautiful light and just had to take advantage...


Their reception was held at Burton Manor in Livonia, and was decorated with plenty of lavender roses!


Can you tell what they're thinking in this picture??


... I'm guessing it had something to do with this...


I love how classic this image is...


Girls just wanna have fuh-un!!


Kim looks like she has a surprise for Rene, but click on an image to view the slideshow and see why the joke is really on her!!


This is how I feel at the end of a wedding day!!

Heather & Martin's Wedding

Heather & Martin are such a fun couple!! They aren't afraid to show their emotions, and they love to let loose and have a great time! Now that I've photographed three weddings that they've appeared in, I'm really starting to feel like part of the family!



Heather had her makeup done at Todd's Room in Birmingham, MI which is part make-up and jewelry boutique, part beauty salon. If you're getting married in the area and are looking for a great place to get your make-up done, I would highly recommend them to anyone! Heather is just so naturally beautiful... look at her amazing skin!



I apologize in advance for the excessive pictures of their daughter Natalie, but she's such an irresistible cutie pie and I really tempered myself when she was the flower girl in Katie & Rick's wedding, so this was my chance to take all the Natalie pictures I wanted!! Here's a typical Natalie moment- playing with mom's veil, while mom is trying to do her hair...





I wish these beautiful songbirds would cut a record. Their sound reminds me of one of my favorite Michigan folk groups, The Chenille Sisters. Whenever they sing, people can't help but get teary eyed.



Heather & Martin were married outdoors on a perfect day in the quaint Mill Race Historical Village in Northville, MI. It's rare that I get a chance to get really close during the ceremony because I try to be as unobtrusive as possible, but when I can get in close enough to grab great shots like these, it's totally worth it! I loved the prayer circle that the parents did during the ceremony, it was a unique and intimate way to bless the marriage. Then, instead of giving an offering to the Virgin Mary as is traditional in some catholic ceremonies, they gave an offering to mother earth.







Look at Heather's dad clear those bushes! Whoa daddy! ;-)



Heather & Martin received an official military greeting to their reception by Martin's fellow Marines. Each set of swords they passed through, they had to stop and kiss before they could move on. At the very end of the tunnel Heather received a surprise send-off and from what she said, it did NOT feel good! You'll have to watch the slideshow to see what happened!



Yummmmmmmmay.....



Here's a little lesson in what goes around....



comes around... (great expression Martin!)



Congratulations Heather & Martin!! I feel so lucky that I was able to share so many special moments with you!! Please, please, please, please let me know when you want to do some new baby pictures!! Click on any image to view a slideshow preview of their wedding day.